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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[thought it was way less]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[narry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woot my student computing lab haha where did you find this engadget...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Vallance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[NO, that's MY student computer lab!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abuzar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[Horrah for Engineering Lab F211!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[Errr, who counted them? The ones in use only??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Almo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[how can they tell what is in use and whats not? and does this include servers since some servers are made from PC?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it just me or the monitors aren't matching the desktop PCs? The machines seem to accept freakin' 5¼" disks...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[franzbonus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yep they don't thats cos they used to have 17in CRT monitors ontop until they replaced them with TFT screens.  Still damn slow though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rob_southgate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 2:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am several of those billion woooooot]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Maher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[My prediction is that almost every TV in 2014 would have a fast computer built right into it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Minilap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[So in a few years we shall be enslaved by the computers, if we arent enslaved by them already. They shall put us in pods and use us as energy. We will live virtual lives. . . <br><br><br>oh wait, thats the matrix movies. <br><br>i for one welcome our future computer lords and we shall call them Xenu! <br><br>Tom Cruise will be thrilled with Xenu's return. Xenu shall abolish psychology, among other things. <br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Das Boot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[and ur need to get a girlfriend!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 11:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[and ur needz to lern to spell, tomo]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Snuggle Bunny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 24th 2008 1:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[In fact, after looking at his history, he's never commented something that wasn't trolling. Like, not once. <br><br>Doesn't he get bored of being repetitive?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darth Abe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 10:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[...now the trolling I replied to is gone and I look crazy.<br>oh well, you can't have everything.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darth Abe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 1:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[How high would this number be if it included laptops?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samboini]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 11:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[1,068,427,581.002753 (margin of error +/- 14)  why the hell would you ask that??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lowdef]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 4:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[How does this relate to virtualization? VMs are no longer for just servers anymore. More and more companies are trying to get into the VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) space. You're regular full fledge PC will be replaced by a dynamically generated VM and what you will have at your desktop will be a dummy terminal with minimal power, heat, footprint needs. At that point you have to change the way you count your PCs. Your factors would be: <br>1. Do you count the thin-clients at the user end that have a fraction of the footprint as a regular desktop?<br>2. Do you count the Virtual machines as independant machines or do you count the servers that hosts the VMs. Today you can have a good 60+ VMs running on a decent server class machine. <br><br>Will it slow down the count to 2 billion?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Umair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 11:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA["what do those neighboring planets have on that, huh?"<br><br>Well, they don't have people without a PC, while Planet Earth...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 12:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[That generic image of a computer lab is the CAD lab in the engineering dept at my uni, weird.   ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 12:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[To me, the bigger part of this Gartner research project is what we covered on PC Authorities, that of the 1 billion PCs in use are all primarily USA, Europe and Asia, which accounted to 15% of the population!  So only 15% of the human population are using PCs, when in fact, we probably should be concerned about the 85% of under-developed nations who don't get the opportunity to use PCs.  It's sad.<br><br>My 2 cents...<br>Jeff McCord<br>www.pcauthorities.com<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff McCord]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 1:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[not sure what your definition of Asia is, but Asia really includes all countries from UAE to Japan .... and offcourse includes China & India (population 2 billion) ..... so US + Europe + Asia  is not 15% of the population but more like 80% of the population]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Priyank Devenraj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 9:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[And 990 million of them are running an f***ing spam bot.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dukemang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 1:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[OMG, i feel so special knowing that i use 1 out of 1,000,000,000 computers in the world.......  =D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[engadgetier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 4:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[I feel like this count should include a good amount more than what it does - my iphone (just an example of a portable computer) or any smartphone could be just as powerful as an ~ 8 year old computer; why not include them?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Worldwide PCs in use surpass 1 billion, next billion to come in 2014]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/worldwide-pcs-in-use-surpass-1-billion-next-billion-to-come-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[I guess the EEE pc will be helping the count up to the next billion, this time round.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Down]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 23rd 2008 11:24PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
